When it first arrived in theaters in 1983, A Christmas Story was a box-office bomb. Considering its current status as a holiday classic, it’s hard to believe the now-classic tale of young Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) and his desperate need for an official Red Rider BB gun was dead on arrival. However, thanks to it heavy rotation on syndicated channels in the ’80s and ’90s, the film found an audience and became a beloved holiday fixture. In fact, A Christmas Story 24-hour marathons have become a regular occurrence for over two decades now.
This year, you can catch 24 hours of Ralphie and the gang on both TBS and TNT starting Christmas Eve night. Below are the time schedules for each station. Via TV Guide:
TBS
- Sunday, Dec. 24 at 8 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 24 at 10 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 12 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 2 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 4 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 6 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 8 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 10 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 12 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 2 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 4 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 6 p.m.
TNT
- Sunday, Dec. 24 at 9 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 24 at 11 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 1 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 3 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 5 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 7 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 9 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 11 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 1 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 3 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 5 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 25 at 7 p.m.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Holiday favorite set in 1940s Indiana about Ralphie, a 9-year-old boy who desperately yearns for a Red Rider BB gun for Christmas. Despite protests from his mother that he’ll shoot his eye out, Ralphie persists, unsuccessfully trying to enlist the assistance of both his teacher and Santa Claus. All the while, Ralphie finds himself dealing with the constant taunts of a pair of bullies and trying to not get in the middle of a feud between his mother and father regarding a certain lamp.
A Christmas Story is also available for streaming with a Max subscription or through VOD rental on Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video.
